Arizona legal term
Structure in Arizona Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Arizona legislative session
In Arizona criminal law, “Structure” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Arizona criminal code.
What does “Structure” mean in Arizona criminal law?
"Structure" means any building, vehicle, railroad car or place with sides and a floor that is separately securable from any other structure attached to it and that is being used for lodging, business or transportation. (A.R.S. § 13-1211)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Arson of a structure or property
- Assault
- Aggravated criminal damage
- Child or vulnerable adult abuse
- Defacing or damaging petroglyphs, pictographs, caves or caverns
- Drive by shooting
- Firearms regulated by state
- Tattoos, brands, scarifications and piercings
- Unlawful discharge of firearms
- Unlawful video recording of law enforcement activity
- Using building for sale or manufacture of dangerous or narcotic drugs
Related terms in the same statutes
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